It's no secret that we love Pete the Cat here and this GROOVY BUTTONS slime recipe will put a smile on your kids face! The bright colors and Pete the Cat continue reading...
Egg Carton Bug Spring Craft for Kids
I've begun the decorating madness for my son's Bugs & Insects party and just finished up creating these egg carton spring bugs to put away for his continue reading...
Let’s Write Our Name: Pencil Salt Dough Activity for Kindergarten
Salt dough activities for kids are a favorite of mine because they are SO easy to make and they store well. They last practically forever! This "Let's continue reading...
Beach Sensory Activities for Kids: Seashell Imprints & Starfish Salt Dough
Our tutorial on how to make a beach themed sensory bin with seashells was so popular that I wanted to take it a step further and create some salt dough continue reading...
Bird’s Nest Spring Paper Plate Craft for Kids
Paper plate crafts for kids are quite popular and another favorite of mine as paper plates are so cheap to buy and one pack of paper plates can easily continue reading...
Pete the Cat Activity: Groovy Button Pencil Toppers Tutorial
This Pete the Cat activity goes with one of our favorite children's books - Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons! These fun colorful groovy button continue reading...
Pete the Cat Art Project for Kids: How to Make Button Stampers
These diy Button Wine Cork Stamps are CRAZY simple to create and make an AWESOME preschool art activity! I came up with this idea to pair with our continue reading...
Paper Bag Craft: 3D Lincoln Log Cabin Instructions
We have a ton of President's Day activities for kids but I had some requests for STEM activities for kids that involved presidents. Below is a simple paper continue reading...
Patriotic Red, White & Blue Star Penny Necklace Kid’s Craft
We made this easy red, white and blue star Patriotic Necklace to go with our Literary Guide for the children's book "I Am Abraham Lincoln" but you can use continue reading...
Abraham Lincoln Penny President on a Stick Craft for President’s Day
February is both President's Day and Black History month - NOW is the time to take the opportunity to pack in all the history you can with your kids! We continue reading...
President’s Day Craft: Build a Lincoln Log Cabin with Craft Sticks on Paper
President's Day is one of our favorite educational holidays to plan activities for because they can not only be used year round for history crafts but also continue reading...
Terracotta Christmas Tree Holiday Home Decor
I just LOVE the holidays but even more than that I love SIMPLE festive holiday decor that is easy enough for my kids or students to create or for me to continue reading...
Creative Colorful Turkey Toilet Paper Tube Preschool Craft w/ Clothespins
It's funny how ADORABLE these preschool turkey crafts are this time of year when turkeys, well, they just aren't that cute! I LOVE toilet paper tube crafts continue reading...
No Mess Fire Safety Activity for Kids + Sparky’s Fire Safety in 1 Minute
This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and SparkySchoolhouse.org. Every year I spend time putting together a post for continue reading...
Space Alien Paper Plate Craft to Celebrate Disney’s Toy Story Land
Whether your kids would go crazy over this alien paper plate craft or you are celebrating Disney's new Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios - these green continue reading...
How to Make Craft Stick Shapes & Color Activity – Fine Motor Skills Tutorial
Learning shapes and colors is such an exciting time for children as their world expands and they explore everything around them! This simple tutorial will continue reading...
Camping Craft: Art Weaving Camp Kindness Friendship Activity
This post brought to you in partnership with WildBrain. The weather is FINALLY getting warmer here in the Midwest and that means we spend pretty much all continue reading...
Spring Chick & Easter Bunny Wooden Spoon Puppets for Kids
I love when I can combine a fun kids art project with upcycling or re-purposing of a common household object. For awhile there I never had enough wooden continue reading...
Salt Dough Recipe: Earth in my Pocket (Earth Day Activity)
This salt dough recipe is SO easy and there are a ton of things you can make with it for Earth Day! My "Flower in My Pocket" salt dough recipe project continue reading...
Not so Spooky Halloween No Sew Felt Finger Puppets Tutorial
Felt finger puppets are SO fun to play with (and inexpensive too!) and thankfully they only take a few minutes to create! Plus you can't beat the fact that continue reading...